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'''Photo Porst''' was a German distributor and retailer of many brands of cameras. It was founded in 1919 by Hanns Porst in Nuremberg, Germany. For many years Porst bought cameras from other manufacturers, among which [[Agfa]], [[Balda]], [[Braun]], [[Dacora]], [[Franka]] and [[Adox]], and rebadged them. In the early years, it used the '''Hapo''' brand, an acronym of <U>Ha</U>nns <U>Po</U>rst, from the 1930s to the end of the 1950s. Later on, the house brand cameras appeared under the '''PORST''' name, e.g. '''PORST compact reflex''' or '''PORST 135 BS'''. In the 1970s the house-brand '''Carena''' was added. A lot of these later house-brand cameras  were produced by [[Cosina]], but also by [[Fuji]], [[Yashica]], [[Mamiya]], [[Taron]], [[Balda]] or [[Franka]].
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'''Photo Porst''' was a German distributor and retailer of many brands of cameras. It was founded in 1919 by Hans Porst in Nuremberg, Germany. For many years Porst bought cameras from other manufacturers, among them  [[Adox]], [[Agfa]], [[Balda]], [[Braun]], [[Dacora]], and [[Franka]], and rebadged them. In the early years, it used the '''Hapo''' brand, an acronym of <U>Ha</U>ns <U>Po</U>rst, from the 1930s to the end of the 1950s. Later on, the house brand cameras appeared under the '''PORST''' name, e.g. '''PORST compact reflex''' or '''PORST 135 BS'''. In the 1970s the house-brand '''Carena''' was added. A lot of these later house-brand cameras  were produced by [[Cosina]], but also by[[Balda], [[Franka]], [[Fuji]], [[Mamiya]], [[Taron]],  and [[Yashica].
  
 
By 1996, the Porst chain of camera stores was Germany's largest photographic retailer<REF> {{McKeown}}, p.&nbsp; 797. </REF>, and in that year it was purchased by a Belgian investment group. In 2001, ownership was transferred to Pixelnet. The following year, the company became insolvent and the rights to the name Porst were sold to the German group [[Ringfoto]].<REF> From 1996: [http://www.kamera-geschichte.de/files/chronik_deutsch.htm Porst chronology] at [http://www.kamera-geschichte.de/ kamera-geschichte.de]. </REF>
 
By 1996, the Porst chain of camera stores was Germany's largest photographic retailer<REF> {{McKeown}}, p.&nbsp; 797. </REF>, and in that year it was purchased by a Belgian investment group. In 2001, ownership was transferred to Pixelnet. The following year, the company became insolvent and the rights to the name Porst were sold to the German group [[Ringfoto]].<REF> From 1996: [http://www.kamera-geschichte.de/files/chronik_deutsch.htm Porst chronology] at [http://www.kamera-geschichte.de/ kamera-geschichte.de]. </REF>
  
 
=== 120 folder ===
 
=== 120 folder ===
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* Hapo 3 (6&times;9 and 4.5&times;6), is a Franka Bonafix
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* Hapo 3 (6&times;9 and 4.5&times;6), is a [[Franka]] [[Bonafix]]
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* Hapo 3 (6&times;9 and 4.5&times;6), is first a Balda Fixfocus then a Franka Rolfix
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* Hapo 3 (6&times;9 and 4.5&times;6), is first a [[Balda]] Fixfocus, later a [[Franka]] [[Rolfix]]
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* Hapo 10 (6&times;9 and 4.5&times;6), is first a Balda Fixfocus then a Balda Pontina
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* Hapo 10 (6&times;9 and 4.5&times;6), is first a [[Balda]] Fixfocus then a Balda Pontina
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* [[Hapo 45]] (6&times;9 and 4.5&times;6), is a Balda Pontina
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* [[Hapo 45]] (6&times;9 and 4.5&times;6), is a [[Balda]] Pontina
 
* Hapo 50 (6&times;9 and 4.5&times;6), is an [[Adox Sport]]
 
* Hapo 50 (6&times;9 and 4.5&times;6), is an [[Adox Sport]]
 
* Hapo 100 (6&times;9 and 4.5&times;6), is an [[Adox Sport]]
 
* Hapo 100 (6&times;9 and 4.5&times;6), is an [[Adox Sport]]
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==== SLR ====
 
==== SLR ====
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* Porst Autoflex        (=Mamiya Auto Lux 35)
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* Porst Autoflex        (=[[Mamiya]] Auto Lux 35)
 
* Porst Autoflex TL    (=[[Mamiya 528TL|Mamiya Sekor 528 TL]])
 
* Porst Autoflex TL    (=[[Mamiya 528TL|Mamiya Sekor 528 TL]])
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* Porst Compact-reflex  (=Cosina CSM)
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* Porst Compact-reflex  (=[[Cosina]] CSM)
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* Porst Compact-reflex AM(=Cosina CT-4)
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* Porst Compact-reflex AM(=[[Cosina]] CT-4)
 
* Porst Compact-reflex SP
 
* Porst Compact-reflex SP
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* Porst Reflex FX2  (=Praktica FX2)
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* Porst Reflex FX2  (=[[Praktica]] FX2)
 
* Porst Reflex FX3  (=Pentaflex SL)
 
* Porst Reflex FX3  (=Pentaflex SL)
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* Porst Reflex FX4 (=Praktica PL Nova 1B)
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* Porst Reflex FX4 (=[[Praktica]] PL Nova 1B)
 
* Porst Reflex FX6 (=[[Praktica Super TL]])
 
* Porst Reflex FX6 (=[[Praktica Super TL]])
 
* Porst Reflex 500 C (=[[Mamiya/Sekor TL/DTL Series|Mamiya Sekor 500 TL]])
 
* Porst Reflex 500 C (=[[Mamiya/Sekor TL/DTL Series|Mamiya Sekor 500 TL]])

Revision as of 04:30, 19 December 2010

Photo Porst was a German distributor and retailer of many brands of cameras. It was founded in 1919 by Hans Porst in Nuremberg, Germany. For many years Porst bought cameras from other manufacturers, among them Adox, Agfa, Balda, Braun, Dacora, and Franka, and rebadged them. In the early years, it used the Hapo brand, an acronym of Hans Porst, from the 1930s to the end of the 1950s. Later on, the house brand cameras appeared under the PORST name, e.g. PORST compact reflex or PORST 135 BS. In the 1970s the house-brand Carena was added. A lot of these later house-brand cameras were produced by Cosina, but also by[[Balda], Franka, Fuji, Mamiya, Taron, and [[Yashica].

By 1996, the Porst chain of camera stores was Germany's largest photographic retailer[1], and in that year it was purchased by a Belgian investment group. In 2001, ownership was transferred to Pixelnet. The following year, the company became insolvent and the rights to the name Porst were sold to the German group Ringfoto.[2]

120 folder

127 rigid

35mm rigid

SLR

126 film

  • Porst Automatic 500 (=Braun Automatic 300)
  • Porst Automatic 501
  • Porst Automatic 503 (=Dacora Instacora)
  • Porst Automatic 504
  • Porst Automatic 505
  • Porst Feria 2000
  • Porst Instapak 50
  • Porst Instapak 100
  • Porst Lucky
  • Porst Photopak 50 (Inda FÉX)
  • Porst Photopak 100 (=FEX-MATIC Cube)
  • Porst Photopak 200
  • Porst Photopak 220
  • Porst Photopak 300
  • Porst Photopak 320
  • Porst Photopak 400

110 film

subminiature

  • Porst EX 55 ELECTRONIC mini-star (=Yashica Atoron Electro)
  • Porst KX 50

Instant

  • Porst Magic 500

carena

  • another large range of cameras branded carena was sold by Porst

Notes

  1. ↑ McKeown, p.  797.
  2. ↑ From 1996: Porst chronology at kamera-geschichte.de.

Bibliography

Links

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In French / English:

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